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Dr. Diana Greene has more than 25 years experience as an educator, two of which have been with the Manatee County School District.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • May 28, 2015
Diana Greene puts her stamp on Manatee County

The Manatee County School District handed the reigns over to Dr. Diana Greene May 27, when she was sworn in as the Manatee County School District's first African-American superintendent

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • May 28, 2015
Savor Sarasota 10th Anniversary Preview

Michael's Wine Cellar hosted the preview of the tenth community-wide culinary event

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Observer Staff
  • May 28, 2015
Father charged with negligence in shooting case

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has charged 35-year-old Reynold Franzen with culpable negligence after his 3-year-old son shot his 1-year-old son earlier this month.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Carson Smith braces for a water attack in the pool.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • May 28, 2015
Gullett students make a splash

B.D. Gullett Elementary's early pre-kindergarten students enjoyed Water Day at the East County school

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Fire Rescue received an excellent score on a surprise inspection visit from a state inspector Wednesday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 28, 2015
Fire Rescue aces surprise inspection

A surprise inspection from a Florida Department of Health inspector rated the Longboat Key Fire Rescue department an excellent rating for all aspects of its operations and equipment Wednesday.

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  • Observer Staff
  • May 28, 2015
First Watch buys 114-­location chain

First Watch, a leading breakfast, brunch and lunch chain will now have more than 250 locations after buying The Egg & I.

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Unit 501 at 35 Watergate Drive in Tower Residences sold for $1.95million. It has three bedrooms, three baths and 3,751 square feet of living area. File photo
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • May 28, 2015
Tower Residences condo sells for $1.95 million

A condominium in Tower Residences tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • May 28, 2015
Tiny treasure

An elegant cottage in Southside Village has a surprising past.

  • Sarasota
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Frank Decker submitted this photo of a young bobcat sitting on a tree stump, taken near Conservatory Park, in Sarasota.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 28, 2015
Sarasota photo contest winner: May 28

Visit YourObserver.com to submit your local weather or nature-related photos.

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This early conceptual rendering shows the goal of the project — to integrate the housing with the HuB to form one cohesive campus.
    By
  • David Conway
  • May 28, 2015
Biter plans residential HuB

The HuB’s founder has a new housing project aimed at those who can’t currently afford to live downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway and Alex Mahadevan
  • May 28, 2015
Tracing the history of the city-county rift

Today, the city of Sarasota and Sarasota County frequently find themselves unable to work together on major issues. How did they get to this point? Can they get past it?

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 28, 2015
Wish granted

Make-A-Wish of Northern and Central Florida granted the wish of 18-year-old Hunter Hill.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Calendars featuring pet photography by Paulette Braun.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • May 28, 2015
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 5.28.2015

A glimpse of the way things were from the Pelican Press archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 28, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota 5.28.2015

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
File photoLeadoff hitter Skylar Frey went 4-for-7 with a double, a stolen base, an RBI and two runs scored during the Class 7A Final Four.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • May 28, 2015
Sidelines

Sailors come up short in title game; SCSC wins Venue of the Year award; Golf Tourney to benefit Team Tony

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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